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My Blog's aim is to promote and encourage others to participate in the wonderful hobby that is Moth-trapping.So why do we do it? well for some people it is to get an insight into the world of Moths, for others it is to build a list of species much like 'Twitching' in the Bird world.The reason I do it....you never know what you might find when you open up that trap! I hope to show what different species inhabit our Country by getting people awareof what is out there.On this Blog you will find up-to-date records and pictures.I run a trap regularly in my garden here in Hertfordshire and enjoy doing field trips to various localities within Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire.

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Friday, 29 May 2015

At Hexton the other day I was very lucky to find quite a scarce moth for Hertfordshire.Adela (Cauchas) fibulella is a moth of the Adelidae family and is pretty minute to say the least. It is probably one of the least commonest from the family.The moth feeds on Germander Speedwell which in itself is a common weed in most places. The first moth I observed was flying gently above its food plant settling intermittently during warm sunny spells.I didn't just find one, once you got your eye in there were quite a few around the bottom end of the reserve but upon walking into the adjacent set-aside field I found even more Germander Speedwell and it was more common here with a count of 25 in total, a fantastic result!Other moths of note included a few more Small Purple-barred (an even scarcer moth),15+ Glyphipterix simpliciella's, 5 Pyrausta nigrata, 8 Burnet Companions, 2 Mother Shiptons, 1 Grapholita compositella, 1 Grass Rivulet. Other expected moths that I disturbed during the day are below1x Silver-ground Carpet10+ Celypha lacunana5x Anthophila fabriciana1x Silver-Y1x Marbled White Spot1x Green Carpet1x Grey Pug1x Epiblema sp1x Psyche casta Needless to say after finding the moth in profusion at Hexton, I will be searching elsewhere for other large patches of the foodplant.